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Oct 2018 · 136
Come Into the Jungle
Tony Anderson Oct 2018
Come Into the jungle
Get in touch
With the savage beast within
Come Into the Jungle
That primal voice
Is calling again

You've held it in to long
Now you feel it coming strong
Freedom
That savage yearning
That has been there
Since the dawn of time

The heat
The sweat
The pure joy of being one with
Yourself
Nature
Creation
The whole universe

You hear it calling
It howls at the full moon
The flames of the fire
The wild dancing
To the rythum and beating
Of your heart
The savage calling
Flows through your blood stream

Come Into the jungle
Get in touch with the beast within
Come Into the jungle
That primal voice is calling again
Oct 2018 · 438
Solitary Trraveler
Tony Anderson Oct 2018
I am a solitary traveler
I walk alone
I've been all over this country
From time to time
I take a small job
As a farm worker
Most of the time
I am on the road
Trodding my path
Toward places unknown

I am a solitary traveler
I make my own rules
I forge my own path
Oct 2018 · 179
Amber the Ghost Girll
Tony Anderson Oct 2018
Her name is Amber
Or at least
That is the name she has been given
For nobody knows her true name
She is 6 years old
Or at least that is how she appears
For she is a ghost child

Raven black long hair
Blue eyes
Pale white skin
She wears a white nightgown
And always carries a teddy bear

I said she is 6 years old
However she is much much older
Her exact age is unknown
However some guess 2-3 hundred years

She is mostly harmless
Wandering here and there
In the dead of night
Farmers have seen her
Walking through their Hayfield
One claims that while he was out
Hunting one early morning
He saw her rise from the depths
Of the pond

She can be seen wandering the streets in town as well
Some say that sometimes
She carriers a lantern with her
But
She always has her teddy bear

Some say she burned in a house fire
Some say she wandered away from home and got lost in the nearby woods
There are even weirder and more gruesome tales about her dimise

Most of the time she is harmless
However
When she gets into a mood
Her eyes turn bloodshot
Her hair turns to flames
Some say her teddy bear
Becomes a real bear
She uses other worldly powers
To create much mischief
Throwing objects
With the wave of her hand
She could stand on one end of the street
Her screeching yell could break every glass object along that street,  and some tales say the whole block

After she's had her "fun"
She'd turn back into an innocent child
Holding her teddy bear once more
And continue on her wandering ways
Oct 2018 · 92
The Batter
Tony Anderson Oct 2018
Here on base
Bat in my hand
Focused and ready
I have taken my stand

The pitcher on the mound
Ball in his hand
Waits for the signal
From the catcher's hand

The pitcher looks left
The pitcher looks right
Then the pitcher winds up
Sending the ball into flight

Closer it comes
Floating in air
Untill it reaches the home plate
Then "CRACK" it's out of here

Faster and faster
It spins up and up
It flys past the fence
"HOME RUN"  what luck
Oct 2018 · 81
With These Hands
Tony Anderson Oct 2018
With these hands
I have healed the sick
I have laid my hands upon them
I have prayed over them
I have doctored their wounds
To the best I could

With these hands
I have caused much injustice
I have done wrong
I have crumbled the nations
I have brought down their governments

With these hands
I have planted seeds
That have brought forth living plants
I have built a city
Erected walls
Brought homes and jobs
To those in need

With these hands
I have caused much destruction
Torn down buildings
ripped out fences
Cut down trees

With these hands
I have caused much joy
Made people laugh
Surprised people with gifts
Comforted sadness

With these hands
With these hands
Oct 2018 · 1.4k
Cooking
Tony Anderson Oct 2018
Cooking
Combining flavors and spices
The sizzling of the pan
The boiling of the water
Music in the kitchen

Cooking
The smell of the food
The preparation
The sound of chopping
A wonderful time in the house

Cooking
Peace
Peace with yourself
The peace and joy of creating
Creating meals
Creating joy

Cooking
The love of food
The joy of food
The comfort of food

Cooking
Oct 2018 · 179
The Quiet One
Tony Anderson Oct 2018
She speaks
Though without words
Her expression says it all

She speaks
Though without words
Her hands do the talking for her

Why was she born this way
Mute
Meek
Without a word to say

The world shuns her
turns her away
All because of what she can not say

Is there not someone with a loving heart
Is there not someone who cares
Or will they all just stop and stare
At this woman without a voice

She wants to speak
She wants to convey how she feels
She wants to love
As well as be loved
Instead of seen as a voiceless freak

She cries when no one is watching
For to let the world see her cry
Would be letting the world win
That she can not let happen

She is strong
Despite the pain
She carries on

She feels no shame
She was just born this way
She prays for those who mock her
Hoping they see the light some day
Oct 2018 · 163
I want
Tony Anderson Oct 2018
I Want

I want to hold your hand
To let you know I care
That I am and always will be there

I want to hug you
So you know my love is true
To squeeze away all fear and doubt
To let all the sadness out

I want to wipe away your tears
Give you a shoulder to cry on
Just to hold you near

I want to listen to your hopes and dreams
To build a future together
No matter how impossible it seems

When you are having a bad day
Please don't go away
Talk to me
Let me know
I want you help you carry on

I want to share with you my love
My heart and soul
To show you it's true
I really do love you
Oct 2018 · 2.1k
How many times
Tony Anderson Oct 2018
How many times
Have I thought about killing myself
How many times
Have I thought about ending it all
How many times
Has that dark angel visited me

Time and time again
The anguish
The pain
The utter emptiness
That is life
Has almost shattered me

My tears fall
Like acid rain
Tearing me apart
Ripping me to shreds

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